Fyodor DostoyevskyI renounce the higher harmony altogether. It's not worth the tears of that one tortured child who...prayed..with...unexpiated tears to 'dear, kind God!
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When Irena Sendler passed away recently, she was praised as one of the greatest humanitarian workers of all time. She saved 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. In her will, she instructed that her remains were to be buried in a simple wooden coffin with no inscription. Instead, she asked that a stone be placed over her grave bearing the words “She saved 2,500 children.” The dedication on the grave was a testament to Irena Sendler’s life and how she dedicated herself to helping others.
Source: The Brothers Karamazov
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